From what I know everything is money. The whole barter thing. Also, I think that JayJay could get a hand on some items to allow the doctor to build this crazy things he will need to survive here. Also why would Jay Jay would have nobody else to talk, he seem quite able to make friends. Did something happen?

that’s incorrect, the majority of people in American prisons are people of color, I’m fairly sure. Either Hispanic or African. It has a lot to do with the levels of crime in lower economic areas. Desperate situations and easy outs and all that stuff. This happens with lower income white people just the same, but there’s a large disparity with the amount of poor people who are white or black or whatever.

A side effect of this is the small amount of white people in prison either just join up with skinheads and neonazis for protection and end up coming out of prison far more racist than they were when they went in.

A lot of people in prison have learning disabilities or were abused as children as well. That’s a whole can of worms I’d rather not go into, though.

It’s actually rather tragic. Prison is just depressing to think about on the whole.

As for why Jayjay doesn’t have anyone to talk to, well, I can’t and won’t go into that. Because it has to do with the plot. C:

Well, Schtein had to give up drinking, right? Might as well pick up a new vice, heh. I reeeeally want to love and adore Jay Jay, but I keep worrying that he’s too good to be true. He’s got to have some kind of dark secret or ulterior motive, right? Nice, normal friendly dudes don’t just end up in prison, do they?

I really want him to be the Morgan Freeman to Schtein’s Tim Robbins. I reeeeally do.

Also, I watched you do this strip on U-stream for awhile, so I have newfound appreciation for the thought that went into the little details like the clouds in the background, ha ha. I also really like the choice of colors, the teal contrasting nicely with their garish orange uniforms. Fabulous work, as always.

Something about the lighting in panel 3 just makes me think of Nova Prospekt in Half-Life 2. …which is certainly not a bad thing, it’s my favourite part of that game both in terms of gameplay and visuals. …except now I am going to go play it instead of drawing. I love and hate you at the same time, ahaha.

Is there any chance you could post up the inks for this page? I’d really love to see how the colours changed it.

Amazing story, but i cant help but feel that Schtein is on the path to becoming a super-villan of the genius variety. I very much enjoy how you portray him as an affable character in a way that causes the reader to be intrigued yet feel sympathety for him, while overshadowing about Schtein’s possible future decent into villainy.

Good lord, I fall in love with Schtein’s character more and more with every page. The story’s well-written and has agreat pace that I can follow… Somehow, every time I keep reading, I feel sad. Does the Doc become one of those really, really, REALLY screwed up villains later? Or is there an even bigger twist to that? Sighs, sorry, he’s just one of those characters whom you love to pieces and want so bad to be one of the good guys, even as an Anti-hero(which are cooler than heroes are).